Campaign for the American Reader

The official blog of the Campaign for the American Reader, an independent initiative to encourage more readers to read more books.

Monday, July 23, 2012

What is Rebecca Cantrell reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Rebecca Cantrell , author of the Hannah Vogel mystery series set in Berlin in the 1930s, i...

Five notable books on London

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One title on the Barnes & Noble Review's list of five top books on London : City of Ravens by Boria Sax According to legend, Ch...

Pg. 69: Courtney Summers's "This is Not a Test"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers . About the book , from the publisher: It’s the end of ...

Pg. 99: Jack McCallum's "Dream Team"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the Wor...

Jessica Brody's "52 Reasons to Hate My Father," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody . The entry begins: I have to admit, I normally have a...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Five best books on war by authors who served

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Anthony Swofford served in a U.S. Marine Corps Surveillance and Target Acquisition/Scout-Sniper platoon during the Gulf War. After the war...

What is Monica Wood reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Monica Wood , author of When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine . Her ent...

Pg. 69: Cathi Hanauer's "Gone"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Gone by Cathi Hanauer . About the book , from the publisher: For the past fourteen years, Eve ...

Pg. 99: C.M. Curtis's "Jefferson’s Freeholders and the Politics of Ownership in the Old Dominion"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: Jefferson's Freeholders and the Politics of Ownership in the Old Dominion by Christopher Micha...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

8 great books about books

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Michele Filgate is an independent bookseller at Community Bookstore in Brooklyn. She is also a writer and critic, and has written for O, Th...

What is Jack McCallum reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Jack McCallum , author of Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greates...

Chris Nickson's "The Constant Lovers," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The Constant Lovers by Chris Nickson . The entry begins: Quite frankly I’d have reservations about t...
Friday, July 20, 2012

The best 14 books on The Rolling Stones

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In honor of the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stone ’s first concert, Brian H. Bookman picked out the best 14 books on the legendary band ...

Pg. 99: Monica Wood's "When We Were the Kennedys"

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The current feature at the Page 99 Test: When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine by Monica Wood . About the book , from th...

What is Diana López reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Diana López , author of the new young adult novel, Choke . Her entry begins: I usually...

Coffee with a canine: Janet Bolin & Laddie and Lacy

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This weekend's featured trio at Coffee with a Canine: Janet Bolin and Laddie and Lacy . The author, on how her dogs influenced her new...

Pg. 69: Graham Joyce's "Some Kind of Fairy Tale"

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The current feature at the Page 69 Test: Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce . About the book , from the publisher: Acclaimed auth...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Top 10 homes in literature

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Stuart Evers 's debut novel If This is Home now available in the UK from Picador books.  Ben East, in his review of the book for The O...

What is Frank Partnoy reading?

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The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Frank Partnoy , author of Wait: The Art and Science of Delay . His entry begins: I ten...

Katie Crouch & Grady Hendrix's "The White Glove War," the movie

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Now showing at My Book, The Movie: The White Glove War by Katie Crouch and Grady Hendrix . The entry begins: Though we both truly loved...
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